Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-14
NORTH CAROLINA.
THE SUPERIOR COURT AND THE TuR.
LINaToN MURDER.
The Legislature-C Carrying Concealed
Weapons Railroad MattsrS-Ma-
sOnic-Military- General
News Notes.
Isnecial teIerram 10 ana pl.natnh. |

RALEIGH, n. c., January 13.-To.day
the grand jury Of the superior Court OF
this county returned q true bill against
Waiter l.. Bingham for the murder OF
Lizzie y. TuTllBeton.
The Grand Lodge OF Masons adjourned
this afternoon, after q most pleasant aud
The largcsl-atlended session /! has ever
held.
Tonight the Governors Guard, OF this
city, gave a drCss.parade IN compliment 10
Colonel John w. Caller, OF Tarboro', and
20 The members OF the General Assembly.
Nearly All Of The latter witnessed IL.
To-day the North Carolina railroad re-
placed wood burning engines on rs line
between Greensboro and GOldsbOrO' With
coal. burners.
SENATE.
In the senate to.day very few bills were
introduced. None were important The
bill 10 allow cOnyicts under Sentence for
terms OF less than a year 10 be pui o; work
by counties was defeated.
In the House the memorial OF the Cape.
Fear and ladkin.Valley railway was pre-.
sCntod asking an extension OF tie contract
with the State. The memorial sets forth
that whereas the Stlte contracted to furnish
eco COnvicts ii only furL ished 1876. A bill
time for the extension OF this road to
Mount Airy and Patterson in view Of this
fact.
Among the important bills introduced
was one TO allow the Carolina Cen
trail railroad to exchange It's stock for
bonds; and one 10 increase appropriations
TO colOTed normal schools. A long debate
arose over the bill TO increase the iurisdie-
ton Of the magistrates over the offence OF
carrying concealed weapons. II passed
over the adverse report Of the Judiciary
Committee. IL provides that the fine for
that offence shall not be less than so nor
more than so.
ANOTHER REMARKABLE PHENOMENON.
1t is stated by reliable parties from near
Cape Hattcras that the tides along that part
Of the coast have been nprecedentedly
lower ever since the great earthquake at
Charleston. The beach is greatly exposed.
All the evidence gathered from the state
ments made on the subject points 10 a very
considerable elevation Of that part OF the
coast. This elevation produces on the
minds Of the people the idea that the water
has receded.
RAILWAY NEWS.
BY reason OF the new arrangements made
for the special freight line Uid Norfolk.
Elizabeth City, and Ncwberne to Colds
bOro', the importance Of the Atlantic and
North Carolina railroad is greatly increased.
The work OF laying steel rail to GOldsbOro'
will at once be completed. Some forty
miles vet remain TO be laid, it IS said. The
efforts Of President Bryan in connection
with the new freight line. the "SOuthern
Dispatch win him many compliments.
1t is claimed that people who hold three
tOuiths of the taxable property at vii.
mIngtOn are greatly DESTROYS OF an imme-
diate extension OF the Cape-Fear and Yad
kin-Nalley railroad thither from Fayettc
vile. The matter OF extension will b.
pushed, and the people Of Wilmington
will certainly be given au opportunity to
vote thereon. Their part in the matter
will be insofar as concerns subscription
bv that city OF $4,000 10 the road. Pre-
sidcnt Gray and other officials Of tlas pro
gIcssiye road have specially pushed the eX'
tension scheme.
"PROTRCTION' WITH A VENGEANCE.
/, was said TO-DAY by good Democrat
tina; the people Of this State are very equally
balanced ~ between the protection and
free.trade theories; in other words, that as
many believe in one as IN the other. Ia the
lower branch Of the Legislature this is eyi.
or another daily. But there is new
wrinkle in "protectioh." 1t is said that
number OF Mecklenbur2-count farmers
will petition the Legislature TO take such
steps as TO prevent the importation Of
Georgia watermelons into that integral
part OF this good Commonwealth.
Now this is something new with
vengeance. The Acknowledgements will
have TO fight foes without as well rs within.
The next step naturally will be that OF de-
fence in the same way against the Virginia
peanut the South Carolina rice, the Ken.
lucky whiskey, &c. The novelty OF tue
idea is only equaled by its capabilities OF
absolutely Indefinite expansion. IL is a
beautiful illustration OF protection run to
seed, and 1t scores another for North
Carolina, the most absolutely "Ori9i-
nal " State in all the Union, Tor an entirely
new wrinkle.
TIE COUNTY. GOVERNMENT QUESTION.
The mouths OF the Republicans in the
LEGISLATURE and i'm the State fairly water
for the abolition OF the present admirable
and absolutely necessary law in regard TO
county government. The Dispatch is re-
garded, and very Justly so, as being as true
to the best interests OF North Carolina As il
IS to those Of Virginia, and It's position on
this mOmentOus question j. correct. One
Of the very ablCst and purest Democrat, IN
the state says these words, which cannot
20 UNDECIDED
q" As to the question Of county govern.
mont it's . practical reality IN Eastern North
Carolina and q sentiment in Western North
Carolina. The restoration OF the system Of
county Government which prevailed SOM
years ago would hand over Eastern North
N4volfnq n IGNORANT rfeh loss and uunriu.
cIpled men, and would disrupt the Demo
cratic party IN the State. The present sys-
tenn is good system and works we'll al
over the state. and il is a vital system 10 the
cast. The opposite system is fresh in the
memory OF us all and is universally exc
Grated by all good men. We readily con
cCdc that the better members Of the Repub-
lean party who are in favor OF county
government by popular suffrage would
prefer to have pure aud honest government.
hut they have elements in their party that
they cannot control, and we see the proof Of
1t constantly
STRANGE STORY.
II is said that last sunday a schooner
came near the beach at Nays Head, flying
signals Of distress. The lifeSaYing station
men went TO her. She was from Charles
ton for Philadelphia. with lumber. The
vessel was leaking somewhat. Her cap
tain. after this trouble bad been removed |
by the hfe-saying crew, informed the cap
tain Of the latter that he desired 20 speak TO
him in private, and when they were To-
gethCr told him that the cause Of "disireSs "
was not the leak, bpt a mutiny. lie said !
further that the sailors had terribly beaten |
the mate. lie said he desired q revenue |
cutter sent to his aid. Later be made a
signal, after the lio-slying crew had left, |
Tor a revenue cutter TO be sent for at once. |
The people No the lile-saving station believe |
he had succeeded in subduing the mutnous |
sailors or enirapping them in the hold and |
securing them.
PERSONAL.
The decision Of Rev. DIR. Thomas A. Nel- |
son, who for two years has been the pastor |
Of the Second Baptist church here, 10 ac- |
cept call to the church at Asheyllle causes |
central regret here He is ardent in his |
work, and viii speedily eudelr himself to |
ais new flock.
Asbeyille has yet to learn moderation in |
charges TO visitors. The rents are too high !
and the people there lose by their desire TO |
make It all at once. Jesse Grant, sou OF |
the late eXPresidcnt Grant, intended to |
make Asbeyille his home for some months, !
but the house rents were so eXtortIonate |
that be lett. Asheyille is progressive, |
rapidly growing, Sc, and will doubtless
regulate what must needs be an evil and |
draw hack North Carniina enODof aftnTd |